This buffet is made in oak and walnut. The whole is dated circa 1880/1890.
Country of origin: Germany.
Presented furniture is composed of a two-door base which is placed on a massive, profiled socle cornice, and a three-door setting which is finished with a crowning molding.
The door panels are decorated with rich, semi-plastic ornamentations. The side door panels of the buffet are smooth.
The setting is supported on balusters, and similarly to the base, stands between two columns.
The whole is complemented by brass fittings.
The furniture is in very good condition. All the elements are original. Only small traces of use are visible on the surface. Their presence is associated with the passage of time.
Renovation procedures have been limited to a small renewal.
A buffet is a furniture that refers to the two-door cabinet that was highly valued in the Renaissance period. Such pieces of furniture were used for storing vessels and tableware. Moreover, they were the most significant furniture in any representative interior. Characteristic for a buffet is two- or three-door base, and a highly elaborate setting supported on columns. The middle part of the setting is usually higher, and topped with a crest. This type of buffet, enriched with rich carvings, is among the furniture of the highest prestige and class.
THE AUTHENTICITY (period of origin, type of wood used in manufacturing) has been confirmed by an experienced expert in vintage and antique furniture. Antique Beauty company issues CERTIFICATE OF EXHIBITOR on presented furniture, which confirms authenticity, legal origin, the approximate date and place of the furniture manufacturing.
Antiques.co.uk Ref: 7JMJ7TVV
- Materials:
- Oak and walnut; Item no.: AB001344
- Width (cm):
- 150
- Height (cm):
- 238
- Depth (cm):
- 60
